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"Victorian and Edwardian Fashion a Photographic Survey" - A Review

Posted on Jul. 7, 2007 at 5:07 PM

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Just before our vacation in the end of March, I finished reading “Victorian and Edwardian Fashion a Photographic Survey” by Alison Gernsheim for our study of England.

Alison Gernsheim was a woman with a fascination for clothing fashions throughout history. Her main interest seems to have been the clothing fashions in Europe. From what I gather she was born and raised in England. She was in London when she wrote the Preface to the book. Mrs. Gernsheim was married, but all I know of her husband is from a passing comment in the book mentioning that he had a beard.

“Victorian and Edwardian Fashion a Photographic Survey”  was first published under the name “Fashion and Reality (1840 - 1914)” in the year 1963 by Faber and Faber, London. My copy of this book was published by Dover Publications. It is an unabridged version of the original.

“Victorian and Edwardian Fashion a Photographic Survey”  is a detailed look at the clothing habits of European men, women and children in the Victorian and Edwardian periods. It contains 235 black and white photographs of both men and woman of all ages. If you have ever wondered how women did their hair in 1842, what hat was made popular by Prince Albert of England or how many coats and pairs of gloves a man had to own for a single day, then you may be interested in reading this book. (I assure you the amount of coats and gloves a man had to wear in a single day was amazing!)

I really enjoyed this book. One of my favorite portions was the many pictures dating from 1840 onward. Though I want to give a warning that unfortunately there are 3 or 4 rather immodest photographs. We intend to cover them by taping pieces of paper in front of them in our copy.

I also want to give warning that this book contains some very sarcastic remarks. Many are amusing, but there are a few (mainly quotes from period articles and essays) that are ridiculing in their manner and are therefore rather offensive.

Notwithstanding these flaws, I would recommend this book to anyone interested in studying clothing fashion in the Victorian and Edwardian eras.

Rebekah ~ The Lord’s Daughter

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Wow!

Note left by Jocelyndixon on Jul. 9, 2007 at 2:22 PM - Link

Sounds very interesting. I can imagine them having some immodest photos, but yes a little tape will take care of that. Mom often does that if a book has a halloween page.... BLACK MARKER! lol

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Hello-

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Note left by totustuus on Jul. 16, 2007 at 11:14 AM - Link

That sounds really fascinating!! :-)

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Note left by mandygrace on Jul. 18, 2007 at 11:57 AM - Link

That sounds like a fascinating book! I love the Victorian period. :-)

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Note left by pianolove on Jul. 29, 2007 at 3:50 PM - Link

That sounds like a neat book! I hope I find it at a book sale soon so I can read it.

Heather

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